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November 20, 2014

Donkey denied: Ecuador officials reject plan to run tie-wearing burro for legislature

The demand of dozens of citizens has been denied in the Ecuadorean city of Guayaquil: There will be no jackass running for the legislature.

November 20, 2014

Firefighters free Colo. woman whose belly button ring got stuck on drain cover of shallow pool

Firefighters in Colorado say a woman's belly button ring became entangled with a drain cover in a shallow splash pool but that she was freed without injury.

November 20, 2014

Rhode Island man's fake money had Lincoln's face instead of Franklin's, police say

A Rhode Island man police say used counterfeit $100 bills to make purchases at a Target store made a critical mistake.

November 20, 2014

Southern Calif. suburb wants to measure residents' well-being, seeks $5 million grant

Once referred to as the "people's republic of Santa Monica" because of its socially conscious government, the Los Angeles coastal suburb now wants to find out whether its citizens are feeling gr...

November 20, 2014

No one voted in one watery Minneapolis precinct where fish prevail

Not one voter cast a ballot in one Minneapolis precinct on Election Day. That's because the only living species in Ward 10, Precinct 3B, is of the aquatic variety.

November 20, 2014

That's a mouthful: South Africa police say man swallowed 220 diamonds in smuggling attempt

Police in South Africa say they've arrested a 25-year-old man who swallowed 220 polished diamonds in an attempt to smuggle them out of the country.

November 20, 2014

Electronic road sign hacked to read, "Caution Loose Gorilla!" in Northern California

A prankster is changing the message on an electronic traffic warning sign in Northern California.

November 20, 2014

Panic at Macedonia circus after lion escapes

Several hundred spectators got an unexpected shock at a circus in Macedonia after a lion broke through a safety enclosure during a performance.

November 20, 2014

Man napping in Montana cornfield run over by combine, avoids serious injuries

A man napping in a Montana cornfield was startled out of his snooze when he was run over by a large harvesting machine — and Yellowstone County deputies say he's lucky to be alive. ...

November 20, 2014

Unsuccessful California write-in mayoral candidate arrested on Election Day for felonies

A Central Coast candidate for mayor lost big this week.